As an owner of a small pet shop specialized in pure-bred family pets, I’ve been trying to do my best choosing the two finest possible variants of dog purchase for one of my best clients. Taking into consideration family’s consisting of parents and their two children, a girl of eight and a boy of ten, I’ve paid the greatest attention to breeds’ characteristics as children companions. I’ve researched their usual behavioral habits, personality characteristics, the amount of care they require and the typical concerns they usually give cause for.

I’ve discovered that both Collie and Golden Retriever are considered to be excellent in companionship with children, being reliable, safe, intelligent, moderately active, easily trained and extremely friendly. Both these breeds are appropriate for living in the apartment, and they both require certain amount of activity that a sportive and active boy is going to provide either of them with. Moreover, their personalities are perfectly wonderful, both breeds are considered to be clever, tender, nice-tempered and well-mannered, which will make either of them a nice friend of the artistic stay-at-home girl. Parents will be satisfied with dog’s obedience and good breeding. Moreover, both breeds are good-looking and nice to caress and pet.

Golden Retriever

Description

Golden Retriever is an extremely beautiful middle-sized dog. Its body is strong and muscled, yet not massive. It is well-proportioned and has a cream- or golden- colored coat. The undercoat is very dense, while the outer coat is water-repellent. It has broad head, with wide, strong muzzle. Its nose is black, eyes are kind and of brown color with dark rims. The normal Golden Retriever is approximately 23 inches tall and can weigh up to 75lbs. Its life expectancy is about 13 years. Being moderately active indoors, it is considered to be a fine pet for living in the apartment.

Personality

Golden Retriever is an adorable, mannerly, clever dog that can be trained easily and is extremely tender and tolerant with children. It is charming, devoted, amiable and confident. Golden retriever is surely to become a good friend and a wonderful family member, loving and sweet. Always willing to please its master, it enjoys training and is usually obedient. It is always friendly with everyone including other dogs. It will never attack, but will surely watch the stranger’s approach, being alarmed and ready to defend. Golden Retriever is good at performing tricks and is always entertaining for children to play with. It is steady-tempered and cheerful. Some people claim that Golden Retriever is the one dog that is man’s best friend. It has human character features, feeling deeply, being able to understand human thoughts and share person’s deepest emotions. It is very active and playful.

Health

Golden Retriever’s main health concerns are CHD, elbow dysplasia, cataract. Skin allergies are frequent in Golden Retrievers and necessitate urgent veterinary attention. With a necessary care and consideration needed to prevent the appearance of diseases, Golden Retriever is an active and healthy dog.